Author Archives: Frank Strong

Frank Strong is the communications director for the LexisNexis software division located on NC State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh. In this capacity, he leads communications efforts in support of software products for law practice and law department management and also litigation tools – across large law, small law and corporate counsel segments. With more than 15 years of experience in the high-tech sector, Strong previously served as director of public relations for Vocus, which developed marketing, PR and media monitoring software. He has held multiple roles both in-house with corporations, ranging from startups to global organizations, and has also endured the rigors of billable hours, having completed gigs at PR firms including the top 10 global firm Hill & Knowlton. A veteran of two year-long deployments, Strong has concurrently served in uniform in reserve components of the military for more than 20 years, initially as an enlisted Marine and later as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard. Strong holds a BA in Film and TV production from Worcester State University, an M.A. in Public Communication from American University, and an M.B.A. from Marymount University. He is a PADI-certified Master Scuba Diver and holds a USPA "B" skydiving license.

In the first quarter of 2016 we published 69 blog posts. The chart nearby provides a breakout of the coverage we’ve developed here by category. The volume of coverage around litigation technology stems from our interest in the sector as LexisNexis consolidated litigation software into the legal software solutions division based in Raleigh. This consolidation happened a little more than ... Read More »

Frustration can be motivational. In many ways frustration was what prompted Sam Glover to start a blog circa 2007. Originally called SoloSmallTech.com, the side project, for the practicing attorney with a solo law firm, would eventually blossom into a professional news site. “I got frustrated with software options available to lawyers and wanted a place to discuss it,” he said ... Read More »

Over the last several month the legal software solutions division has released software enhancements to several product lines. For those that missed it here’s an at-a-glance view of the most recent updates: 1. New eDiscovery platform goes GA Originally announced at the 2016 Legaltech NY tradeshow, the legal software solution division has rolled out the product for general availability (GA). ... Read More »

Unlike available time, there seems to be no shortage of legal industry studies and surveys. We find keeping tabs on external sources of data to be a useful mental, for understanding the market and trends, as benchmarks against our own research, or ferreting out new ideas and pursuits. In the course of such reviews, providing summaries of these studies here ... Read More »

What’s the biggest concern keeping small law firm attorneys up at night? Client satisfaction according to a LexisNexis Firm Manager® poll conducted of attendees at the recent ABA TECHSHOW. Some of the other top concerns that get between a lawyer and a good night’s sleep included, case management chaos, managing calendars , file security and malpractice. The image nearby depicts ... Read More »

The award-winning cloud-based law firm practice management tool by LexisNexis rolled out a new integration for a widely adopted online accounting product. The LexisNexis Firm Manager® team announced integration with the Intuit® QuickBooks® Online accounting software. The integration synchronizes invoices created in the practice management tool with the accounting books maintained in the QuickBooks Online product. This eliminates an extra ... Read More »

We recently came across an article published in Inside Counsel back in 2012 that now seems highly prescient – and it’s this week’s Friday Share. In his column, “E-Discovery: The Dying Art of Early Case Assessment,” attorney Matthew Prewitt opined that the high stakes of eDiscovery were transforming the traditional idea of smart “early case assessment” (ECA) by trial lawyers ... Read More »

Whether springing forward or falling back, those affected by changes for daylight savings are reminded twice a year the value of an hour. To that end, we put a lot of effort into lining up webinar – that last about an hour – with high quality speakers and content. Below you can find our monthly legal tech roundup with webinars ... Read More »

With April Fools’ Day landing on the last day of the week this year, we are again embracing levity. This year we are building on the April Fool’s Pranks for Lawyers piece curated on these pages last year. After searching for new gags with an appropriate angle for legal, we’ve added just two more to the list as the theme ... Read More »

It takes 30,000 or 40,000 hours of practice to become an expert litigator, according to one large law firm partner. To date, including the very seminar that partner was attending, he had spent a grand total of just a few hours honing his business development skills. If attorneys can accept that the practice of law is a skill that’s learned ... Read More »

Find out More

This blog is maintained by the LexisNexis® Business of Law Software Solutions (BLSS). BLSS is dedicated to developing software that helps professionals at law firms and legal departments of all sizes manage the business element of their practice or departments with innovative software and mobile solutions for customer relationship management (CRM), time and billing management, matter management, client analysis, legal holds and more.